Nov16to 23 Dec
Christmas Market
Cologne Cathedral Christmas Market
Cologne, Germany
A hundred and fifty stalls under a giant tree, in the shadow of one of Europe’s great cathedrals.
Checked 27 AugChristmas Market
Traditional stall markets — wooden chalets, mulled wine, handmade gifts.
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Nov16to 23 Dec
Nov18to 24 Dec
Provisional dates
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Brighton Christmas Market
Brighton, United Kingdom
Brighton's Christmas festival returns to the gardens around St Peter's Church — dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.
Nov18to 22 Dec
Christmas Market
Chester Christmas Market
Chester, United Kingdom
Eighty traders wrapped around the tree outside the Town Hall, in a city built for this sort of thing.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov19to 23 Dec
Christmas Market
Leeds Christmas Market
Leeds, United Kingdom
Under a new operator for 2026, with City Square turned over to Yorkshire makers rather than imported German stalls.
Checked 22 Sep
Nov19to 23 Dec
Christmas Market
Newcastle Christmas Market
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Seventy traders strung along Grey Street — regularly called one of the finest streets in England — and around the Monument.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov19to 1 Jan
Christmas Market
Salzburg Christkindlmarkt
Salzburg, Austria
One of the oldest Advent markets in Europe, held between the cathedral and the Residenz.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov20to 23 Dec
Christmas Market
Aachen Christmas Market
Aachen, Germany
Stalls wrapped around Charlemagne's cathedral and the town hall — and the home of Aachener Printen.
Checked 3 Oct
Nov20to 24 Dec
Christmas Market
Christkindlmarket Chicago
Chicago, United States
The most authentically German market in North America, in Daley Plaza since 1996.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov20to 29 Nov
Christmas Market
Christmas Markets at Eden Court, Inverness
Inverness, United Kingdom
Two free three-day Christmas fairs of Highland makers and producers at Eden Court, beside the River Ness.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 24 Dec
Christmas Market
Munich Christkindlmarkt
Munich, Germany
Munich's city market in front of the New Town Hall — opening earlier than ever in 2026, on Friday 20 November.
Checked 3 Oct
Nov20to 22 Nov
Christmas Market
Perth Festive Market
Perth, United Kingdom
A three-day Christmas market on King Edward Street and High Street during Perth’s Christmas Lights Switch-On Weekend.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 22 Nov
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Peterborough Cathedral Christmas Market
Peterborough, United Kingdom
A three-day craft and gift market of around 140 stalls inside Peterborough Cathedral.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 24 Dec
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Portsmouth Christmas Market
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Five weeks of festive food, drink and gift stalls on Commercial Road in Portsmouth city centre.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 21 Nov
Christmas Market
Ripon Cathedral Christmas Food & Gift Fair
Ripon, United Kingdom
Over 100 food, drink and gift stalls inside Ripon Cathedral for two days.
Checked 8 Nov
Nov20to 23 Dec
Provisional dates
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Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
One of Germany's most picturesque Christmas markets, inside Rothenburg's medieval walls. 2026 dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.
Nov20to 31 Dec
Provisional dates
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Salisbury Christmas on the Square
Salisbury, United Kingdom
Retail huts, Santa's grotto and Sunday festive markets in Guildhall Square, under the tallest spire in Britain.
Nov20to 6 Jan
Christmas Market
Tallinn Christmas Market
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval walled city, reliable snow, and a tree that has stood here since 1441.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov20to 29 Nov
Christmas Market
The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Over 100 independent makers across two weekends at Tileyard North, opposite The Hepworth Wakefield.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 22 Dec
Christmas Market
Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
Winchester, United Kingdom
Around 120 chalets in the Cathedral Close, with the ice rink alongside — one of the most atmospheric settings in England.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov21Sat
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Caerphilly Christmas Market
Caerphilly, United Kingdom
A free one-day market of food, craft and gift stalls, street theatre and funfair rides beneath Caerphilly Castle.
Checked 8 Nov
Nov21to 22 Nov
Christmas Market
Christmas Craft Fair at Belsay Hall
Belsay, Morpeth, United Kingdom
Handmade gifts and festive food from local makers at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland.
Checked 8 Nov
Nov21to 31 Dec
Provisional dates
Christmas Market
Christmas in Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
A Christmas market on Broad Street, between the colleges — dates published, but with a calendar slip we want the organiser to fix.
Nov21Sat
In 13 days
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Enniskillen Castle Christmas Market
Enniskillen, United Kingdom
Fermanagh makers and producers at Enniskillen Castle on the day of the town’s lights switch-on.
Checked 8 Nov
Nov21to 22 Nov
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Ipswich Town Hall Christmas Fayre
Ipswich, United Kingdom
More than 60 stalls across the Town Hall, Corn Exchange and Cornhill for one weekend in November.
Checked 7 Nov